Criminal sense of humour

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A Thai comedian was left laughing on the other side of his face
when he was arrested for a mock jailbreak in which he and another
actor dashed onto a Bangkok bus handcuffed and wearing prison
uniforms.

Police arrested Santi Meesaengchan, 37, after intercepting the
bus and fined him 1,000 baht ($24) for "causing panic in public
places" while pretending to be a prisoner on the run in Wednesday's
made-for-TV prank.

The bus, carrying a mixture of actors and ordinary passengers,
was equipped with a hidden camera to capture the reaction of
members of the public, newspapers reported.

The verdict from the country's leading tabloid, Thai
Rath: "Not very funny".